Family: Compositae
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Taraxacum orcadense Dahlst.
Determinations:
Name Det. qual. Type of det. Det. based on specimen Det. by and when Institution
Taraxacum orcadense Dahlst.FideE00746425 27th April 1926
Taraxacum orcadense Dahlst.FideE00746425 1989
Paratype of Taraxacum orcadense Dahlst.
Collector/Expedition: Johnston, Henry Halcro
Collection number: 1550
Collection date: 21st April 1922
Country/Territory: United Kingdom:Scotland:VC111 Orkney
Collecting locality: United Kingdom:Scotland:(VC 111) Orkney:Mainland, Tiffyhall, Deerness
Habitat: Grassy ditch at roadside
Description: Plants sparingly in flower. Flowers dull green above, pale green beneath, with a purplish midrib. Outer phyllaries spreading and reflexed both in flower-bud and in the fully expanded flower; inner phyllaries adpressed, simple at the apex (not gibbous or appendaged). Corolla yellow, striped purplish beneath in the outer florets. Style and its two recurved branches yellow
Miscellaneous notes: Native
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SPECIMEN/SHEET
Barcode: E00746425
Herbarium region: 1A (Britain and Ireland)
Number of sheets: 1
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